Decided: Cabinet approved Option 1, the Leisure Investment Programme, subject to future Cabinet decisions on individual projects under the Capital Strategy. Each project must come back to Cabinet before it enters the capital programme.
RESOLVED
· To accept the report.
· To adopt the Treasury Management Strategy Statement for 2026/27 as adapted for the purpose of the Gwynedd Pension Fund.
· To request that the Council (although not a separate body) allows the surplus cash balances of the Pension Fund to continue to be pooled with the Council’s general cash flow from 1 April 2026 onwards.
RESOLVED
To accept the report and approve the Business Plan
Note:
Request a Strategic Plan / formal document to outline WPP IM Co's direction to reduce costs following the transition period.
RESOLVED
· To accept the report and to note the information about the training undertaken during 2025/26.
· To welcome the opportunities being offered.
· To note the absence of a 2025 National Knowledge Assessment and the planned revision of the framework.
· To approve the 2026/27 Training Plan.
Note
Hold one-to-one sessions with the New Members
Resolved: to exclude the public for the following item(s) pursuant to Section 100A (4) and (5) of the Local Government Act 1972 and the relevant exempt paragraphs of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the above Act.
Neath Port Talbot, Visible Services and Streetscene Scrutiny Committee,
RESOLVED - That the public be excluded during the discussion on the following item of business on the grounds that, if members of the public were present during the discussion, because of the nature of the business to be transacted there would be disclosure to them of except information as defined in Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and as described below:
Paragraph 12 – Information relating to an applicant to become an employee of the Authority; and
Paragraph 13 – Information which was likely to reveal the identity of an individual.
Cardiff, Appointment Committee - Director of Frontline Services,
Decided: The committee appointed Graham Harris as Director of Frontline Services, at the spot salary (one fixed salary for the post, with no pay range).
Denbighshire, Conwy and Denbighshire Public Services Board Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee,
Decided: Members recommended, subject to the observations made, that the Committee acknowledge the Board's progress to date in delivering its Well-being Plan for 2023 to 2028, as set out in its draft Annual Report for 2025/26.
Denbighshire, Conwy and Denbighshire Public Services Board Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee,
Decided: Members recommended confirming the forward work programme as drafted, subject to checking whether the October 2026 meeting can move to late October or early November so the draft Well-being Assessment can be considered before public consultation. They also recommended that, if the meeting cannot move, the October agenda include a review of the draft Assessment, and that a report on the terms of reference of the Agri-Food System Security Working Group be added to the programme.
Denbighshire, Conwy and Denbighshire Public Services Board Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee,
Decided: Members agreed, subject to their comments and the information they asked for, to acknowledge the work on the Charter and its progress in Conwy and Denbighshire.
Denbighshire, Conwy and Denbighshire Public Services Board Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee,
Resolved: subject to the above observations, to receive the information provided by representatives from Community and Voluntary Support Conwy and Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council on their contribution to the work of the Conwy and Denbighshire Public Services Board, along with the benefits to their organisations of being invited participants on the Public Services Board.
Pembrokeshire, Schools and Learning Overview and Scrutiny Committee,
Decided: The Committee noted the forward work programme for 2026. It agreed to defer the Mobile Phone Policy to the September meeting and the dual-stream schools report to the November meeting.
Pembrokeshire, Schools and Learning Overview and Scrutiny Committee,
RESOLVED
To approve the Outline Business Case for the Wrexham Gateway Project, subject to approval from the Welsh Government and UK Government of the assurance process held, and that the Council addresses the matters noted in the report, as described in Section 7, and asks for a Full Business Case to be prepared for the Sub-committee's consideration.
To authorise the Portfolio Director in consultation with the Chair, the Vice-chair, the Section 151 Officer and the Monitoring Officer to agree on draft terms in accordance with this report as a basis for the final funding arrangements for the project to be committed subject to Full Business Case approval.
To note that the approval from the Sub-committee is valid for a period of twelve months and should the project not proceed to an approved Full Business Case during this period, it will be required to return and re-submit the business case to the Sub-committee for approval.
REASONS FOR THE DECISION
To seek the Sub-committee's approval of the Outline Business Case for the Wrexham Gateway project by Wrexham County Borough Council.
DISCUSSION
The Report was discussed.
Gwynedd, North Wales CJC Economic Well-being Sub-committee,
RESOLVED
To agree to the request for change in the Parc Bryn Cegin project to allocate an additional £1.43m of Growth Deal funding to deliver Phase 2 of the Project to provide an additional 1,856 square metres (20,000 sq. ft) of high-quality modern employment units operating on a low carbon basis.
To delegate to the Portfolio Director, in consultation with the Chair, Vice-chair, Monitoring Officer and Section 151 Officer, to agree and approve the relevant changes to the Joint Venture Agreement with the Welsh Government for the delivery of the project.
To note that the Full Business Case for Parc Bryn Cegin would be updated following the signing of the contract for phase 2 to reflect the final costs and to delegate the approval of the Full Business Case to the Portfolio Director.
REASONS FOR THE DECISION
To seek the Sub-committee's approval of the request for change for the Parc Bryn Cegin project, Bangor.
DISCUSSION
The Report was discussed.
RESOLVED
To approve the Full Business Case for the Egni Project.
To authorise the Portfolio Director, in consultation with the Chair, Vice-chair, Section 151 Officer and the Monitoring Officer, to agree and enter into a funding agreement with Bangor University for the delivery of the project, subject to Bangor University addressing the outstanding issues set out in Section 7 of this report.
It was noted that approval from the Sub-committee was valid for a period of six months and should the project not proceed to a signed funding agreement during this period, it will be required to return and re-submit the business case to the Sub-committee for approval.
REASONS FOR THE DECISION
To seek the Sub-committee's approval for the Full Business Case for the Egni Project.
DISCUSSION
The Report was discussed.